Q: Is 42,116,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,116,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,116,344 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42116344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 53 68 106 136 212 424 901 1,802 3,604 5,843 7,208 11,686 23,372 46,744 99,331 198,662 309,679 397,324 619,358 794,648 1,238,716 2,477,432 5,264,543 10,529,086 21,058,172 and 42,116,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,116,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,116,344, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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